Assign numbers to ten pieces of art from Jacob Lawrence, Romare Bearden, and Faith Ringold. Exhibit the art around the classroom without their titles or artists’ names. Have students walk around the room, as if they were in a museum. Have students write down a one word response for each piece of art. For *Gr.5 +, the number of pieces can be lowered. 

After students have looked at each image, have them share the words that each piece evoked. Discuss their word choice. 

Considering all of the pieces, have students write a paragraph that describes their impressions of the exhibit as a whole, focusing on their observations regarding the ways aspects of African American/Black identities were expressed and displayed in the pieces of art. 

Distribute biographies for each Harlem Renaissance artist and identify for students which artists completed which pieces viewed during the gallery walk. Have students then write a second paragraph that builds on their initial impressions and observations paragraph but, instead, focuses on the role of Harlem in the creative lives of Lawrence, Bearden, and Ringgold.